Korean Journal of Family Medicine (가정의학회지)

The Korean Academy of Family Medicine (대한가정의학회)
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Survey of Conceptions about Cold in a Local Area Workers' Periodic Health Examination

일부지역 직장건강검진 대상자들의 감기에 대한 이해

  • Shin, Sae-Ron (Department of Family Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Ho (Department of Family Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Joo, Kyu-Jin (Department of Family Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Paik, Heui-Jin (Department of Family Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine)
  • 신새론 (원광대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실) ;
  • 최지호 (인하대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실) ;
  • 주규진 (인하대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실) ;
  • 백희진 (인하대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실)
  • Received : 2006.08.31
  • Accepted : 2010.05.18
  • Published : 2010.07.20
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Abstract

Background: To collect basic data which of conceptions about cold by age, sex, education state, economic state, this survey was carried out in a workers' periodic health examination. Methods: 1,056 workers who are working at the one company were included for this survey from Jun 1 to July 7 2006. We obtained self-reported questionnaire from them. The contents of the questionnaire were the general characteristics of workers, the cause and the management of cold. We analyzed true recognition ratio of conception about cold by age, sex, education state, and economic state. Results: According to sex and economic state, true recognition ratio was not different. According to age, 'Virus', 'Germ', 'Cold weather' were lowest above fifties about the cause of cold. 'Self-limited disease', 'Flu vaccination prevents cold', 'Percussion to chest is helpful to remove sputum', 'Inhaling warm steam is helpful to decrease nasal obstruction', 'Washing hands is helpful to prevent cold', 'Many people crowd in a area are susceptible to cold' were lowest above fifties about the management of cold. According to education state, 'Virus', 'Food' were highest above fifties. Except 'Medicine cures fast', 'Injection therapy cures fast', 'Tonsillectomy prevents cold', the others were highest in the above college education. According to education state by age group, only 'Virus' in the forties and 'Virus, 'Food' in the above fifties were highest. 'Flu vaccination prevents cold' in the twenties, 'Injection therapy cures fast' in the forties, 'Medicine cures fast' and 'Injection therapy cures fast' were lowest in the above college education. Conclusion: Age, education level were significantly related to true recognition ratio of conception about cold. So we had to educate low recognition ratio of conceptions.

연구배경: 인구학적 특성에 따른 감기에 대한 이해정도를 파악하여 보다 비중을 둬야 할 환자교육 기초자료를 얻고자 시행하였다. 방법: 2006년 6월 1일부터 7월 7일까지 일개 의료센터에서 검진을 받는 1,178명을 대상으로 하였다. 회수된 설문지 중 분석이 가능하였던 1,056부를 분석하였다. 설문지는 대상자들의 일반적 특성과 감기의 원인, 치료에 관한 내용이며 성별, 연령, 교육수준, 경제수준에 따른 감기에 대한 이해정도를 분석하였다. 결과: 성별, 소득수준에 따른 감기개념의 옳은 인식률의 차이는 없었다. 연령대에 따른 감기의 원인에 대한 질문들에서 '바이러스', '세균', '추운 날씨' 모두 50대 이상에서 옳은 인식률은 가장 낮았고 치료에 대한 질문들에서 '스스로 나을 수 있는 질환이다', '독감 예방접종은 감기를 예방한다', '편도절제술은 감기를 예방한다', '가슴을 두들겨 주는 것은 가래제거에 도움이 된다', '뜨거운 증기를 들이마시는 것은 코막힘 증상에 도움이 된다', '손씻기는 감기예방에 도움이 된다', '사람이 많은 곳 은 감기가 전염되기 쉽다' 등에서는 모두 50대 이상에서 낮았다. 교육수준에 따른 분류에서는 원인에서는 '예'라고 응답한 비율이 차이가 없었던 '세균', '추운 날씨', 치료에서는 '독감예방접종은 감기를 예방한다', '따뜻한 물의 섭취는 가래제거에 도움이 된다', '사람이 많은 곳은 감기가 전염되기 쉽다'는 질문들을 제외한 나머지 질문들에서 옳은 인식률이 대학교졸업 이상에서 높았다. 연령대별로 나눈 후 교육수준별로 분석했을 때는 원인에서는 40대에서는 '바이러스'만 50대 이상에서는 '바이러스', '음식'에서 대학교졸업 이상에서 높았고 20대에서는 '독감예방접종은 감기를 예방한다', 40대에서는 '주사를 맞으면 빨리 낫는다'만이 50대 이상에서는 '약을 먹어야 빨리 낫는다', '주사를 맞으면 빨리 낫는다' 들에서만 대학교졸업 이상에서 낮았다. 결론: 옳은 인식률이 차이가 있는 인구학적 특성은 연령, 교육 수준이었고 옳은 인식률이 낮은 개념들에 대해 보다 중점적으로 교육해야 하겠다.

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Supported by : Inha University

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